Hari Roy Chowdhury v. Union Of India

29.08.19 Sl. No.2 akd Ct. No.1 [Rejected] CALCUTTA HIGH COURT In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri C. R. M. 692 of 2019 In Re: An application for bail under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure filed on 19.08.2019 in connection with NCB Crime No. 08/NCB/Kol/2018 under Sections 8(c)/22(c)/29 of the NDPS Act. (NDPS Case No.06 of 2018) And In Re: Hari Roy Chowdhury ... ... Petitioner Mr. Uday Shankar Malakar .. Advocate Mr. Jagadish Roy .. Advocate Mr. Abhijit Raha .. Advocate ... ... for the petitioner Mr. Samir Pal .. Advocate ... ... for the UOI The petitioner is seeking bail in connection with a case relating to offences punishable under Sections 8(c)/22(c)/29 of the NDPS Act. Having considered the materials on record disclosing prima facie involvement of the petitioner in dealing in narcotic substance above commercial quantity and in view of the statutory restrictions under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, we are not inclined in granting bail to the petitioner.

The application for bail is thus rejected.

Trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at an early date.

(Manojit Mandal, J.) (Joymalya Bagchi, J.)